GUIDEHOUSE GERMANY GMBH

Their core work

Guidehouse Germany is the Berlin office of a major global management consultancy specializing in energy policy analysis and regulatory advisory. Within H2020, they focus on evaluating and designing policy instruments for renewable energy and energy efficiency across European markets. Their work centers on auction design for renewable energy support schemes and monitoring national implementation of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). All their EU project involvement is through Coordination and Support Actions (CSA), confirming their role as a policy and strategy advisor rather than a technology developer.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Guidehouse Germany entered H2020 in 2015 focused on renewable energy auction mechanisms through the AURES project, a relatively technical policy-economics topic. By 2018-2019, they expanded into energy efficiency governance and political communication, with EEW4 introducing keywords like multi-level governance, parliamentary events, and policy narratives. The trajectory shows a broadening from narrow instrument design toward the political and communication dimensions of energy policy implementation.

Moving from technical policy instrument analysis toward the political and narrative dimensions of energy transition implementation — valuable for projects needing policy engagement strategies.

How they like to work

Guidehouse Germany participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as coordinator, consistent with a consultancy providing specialized analytical input within larger research consortia. With 25 unique partners across 15 countries from just 3 projects, they operate in broad, multi-national consortia typical of CSA-type policy projects. Their repeat involvement in AURES and AURES II suggests they build lasting relationships within specific policy research communities.

Despite only 3 projects, Guidehouse Germany has collaborated with 25 distinct partners across 15 countries, reflecting the large consortium sizes typical of EU energy policy coordination actions. Their network spans most of the EU, with no visible geographic concentration beyond a pan-European spread.

What sets them apart

As the German arm of a major global consultancy, Guidehouse brings commercial-grade policy advisory capabilities to EU research consortia — a different profile from university researchers or think tanks working on similar topics. Their specific combination of renewable energy auction expertise and energy efficiency directive monitoring is uncommon among H2020 participants. For consortium builders, they offer credibility with policymakers and industry alongside rigorous analytical capacity.

Highlights from their portfolio

• AURES II
  Continuation of the original AURES project, indicating sustained EU investment in Guidehouse's renewable energy auction expertise — rare for a private consultancy to secure a sequel project.
• EEW4
  Largest single grant (EUR 581,841) and represents their expansion into energy efficiency governance, parliamentary engagement, and policy narratives beyond their core auction work.